Purim
By: by Miriam Schlein ; illustrated by Ruth Heller.
Contributors: Heller, Ruth, 1924- ill.
Publisher: Behrman House
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Purim -- Juvenile literature.; Purim.; Holidays.; Fasts and feasts -- Judaism.
Description: Explains the meaning and traditions of the Jewish holiday called Purim which celebrates the courage of Queen Esther and her uncle Mordecai in saving the Jewish people in Persia from cruel extermination.